Published September 1, 2017 | Version v1
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Project 8 Phase III Design Concept

Creators

  • 1. Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics, and Dpt. of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
  • 2. Johannes Guttenberg University, Mainz (Germany)
  • 3. Dept. of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
  • 4. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA (United States)
  • 5. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA (United States)
  • 6. Laboratory for Nuclear Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (United States)
  • 7. Dept. of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT (United States)
  • 8. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA (United States)

Description

We present a working concept for Phase III of the Project 8 experiment, aiming to achieve a neutrino mass sensitivity of 2 eV (90 % C.L.) using a large volume of molecular tritium and a phased antenna array. The detection system is discussed in detail. (paper)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/888/1/012230

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1742-6596/888/1/012230;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
888
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[3 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
49065185
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
MASS; NEUTRINO DETECTION; NEUTRINOS; SENSITIVITY; TRITIUM
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LEPTONS; LIGHT NUCLEI; MASSLESS PARTICLES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES